Sarah parked in the parking lot outside the apartment building where Jack lived. The Irish pub they were going to was a few minutes away and had hardly any parking. So they would just walk from here. She climbed out of the car, grabbed her purse and her sweater from the passenger seat and walked th
He was following Joe’s advice here – advice Joe had sent in a short text message yesterday: Hi Jack, sorry, but I can’t make it to the pub tomorrow. But you and Sarah should definitely go! Seriously! I think you should go for it! Because friendship sometimes just doesn’t do it… And if you want my a
This time Wendy’s dropping by had been about vinegar she claimed to desperately need to finish her cooking. He had taken his time finding the bottle and then dragged the chat with Wendy out until –Bingo! –Sarah had arrived. Just in time to get a glimpse at Wendy. That way she could at least put a pr
Ten minutes after Sarah had left to go to the store and then meet with Jack, Joe pulled the front door closed behind him and walked up to where the Volvo was parked alongside the road. Stone-faced he gave the damaged front and passenger side another close look. He couldn’t wait to have this repaire
What had he come up here for exactly? He headed for the small office room and turned the PC on. There were still a few files on this computer that he wouldn’t mind having. While it was booting up he squatted and pulled out a big ring binder from the bottom shelf beside the desk. He swiftly went th
He stepped up to the closet, pushed the door open and started pulling out his clothes that he stuffed into the bag (hangers included – he needed some anyway). He loved Ikea bags for the uncomplicated packing they allowed! Once the first bag was full, he opened the second one, threw in some shoes an
Pete pulled into one of the three disabled spots in the very front and brought the car to a jerky halt. D pressed the fingernails of her index and middle finger against her thumb and tried to keep herself from lashing out at him. The last ten minutes in his car had already been an immense strain on
As they made their way from the parking lot to the entrance of the building now, with Pete walking a few steps ahead, his back appearing even more tense and straight in this perfectly fitting, expensive suit and with his black hair cut way too short for D’s taste, she told herself once again that sh
“Let’s try,” she whispered and moved her hand down to his stomach.“Okay,” he put his hand back ontop of hers and slid his fingers between hers.It took only minutes until her breathing slowed down and a slight twitching of her hand told him that she was asleep again.Listening to her breathing and
Joe woke up around three, feeling really thirsty.It took him a second to grasp where he was (not in the cabin anymore) and that he was not alone.The realization caused a flash of excitement.D was sleeping far on her side of the bed.He remembered how she had always used to do that. No matter how
He was going for a mind-sweeping kiss here – one that would swipe her mind of any reservations there might still be. Even if, right now, she didn’t seem very reserved anyway. But he’d rather be absolutely sure…His own reservations were all gone by now. And having her so close just confirmed that ke
Three minutes later Joe returned, a chocolate bar in his left hand and a glass of milk in his right.“I see chocolate,” D chirped with a greedy grin. She had sat up and was leaning against the headboard. “Come here…” Like a lazy princess she waved for him to come over.Stopping at his desk, Joe set
“I don’t wanna mess this up…” he said, his gaze on the bedcover beside her head, his hand tracing one of the lines in the pattern.“Didn’t exactly feel like you were in the process of messing things up,” she said softly and reached out to touch his face.“You don’t think so, huh?” He leaned into her
Joe pushed himself away from the windowsill.“Guess I’ve really earned a jerk medal,” he contemplated as he stepped around the bed to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t pick up.”“Mhmm,” D growled, trying hard to unwaveringly hold his gaze as he came closer. “And you’re hopefully also sorry that you didn’t ca
He shrugged and kept glaring out the window. This had become kind of a habit - turning his back on people and staring into space. It was a bad habit he had developed thanks to Liz. It just helped him focus or stay composed, and it made it easier to get through situations he would rather avoid altoge
What she had before her, was part of the job ads from Saturday’s paper. One of the ads had her company’s swan logo on it. It was the ad for one of the jobs in London.Joe had gotten up from the bed again and returned to his desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down on it backwards so he was facing
D was rising from the bed with the intention to follow him. Only that she was momentarily strangely overwhelmed by something. Something indefinable that affected her more deeply than anything had in a long time.When it only got worse once she stepped out on the landing, a moist wave from the bathro